Elvíra Stárová
1875–1893 (age 18)
Biography
Elvíra Stárová was a talented poet whose literary voice contributed to Czech cultural expression during the late 19th century. Born in 1875, she represented a generation of women writers emerging in Bohemia, bringing fresh perspectives and artistic sensibility to the literary landscape of her time.
Though her life was tragically brief, ending in 1893 at just eighteen years of age, Stárová's poetic works left an impression on her contemporaries. She was interred in the protestant cemetery in Nové Město na Moravě, where her memory endures as a testament to her artistic promise and creative spirit.